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The community near dumpsites/landfills depend on groundwater from shallow wells and boreholes for drinking. However, leachates from dumpsites/landfills could be a source of microbial and toxic chemical contamination to the nearby soil and groundwater. Contamination of groundwater will in turn...

Cities worldwide are increasingly becoming vulnerable to hazards such as floods due to climate change. This study therefore sought to investigate the viability of re-inventing Kalingalinga into an environmentally-friendly township in relation to the identified climate variables of Sustainable...

Excreta ought not to be viewed solely as a problem but as a potential resource from which valuable resources can be obtained and sold to consumers. One of the resources that can be recovered from faecal sludge is briquettes. Briquettes can be processed from faecal sludge and used as a sustainable...

Lusaka has one of the fast-growing populations in Zambia with majority of these people residing in peri-urban areas. The efforts by the Lusaka Water Supply Sanitation Company (LWSC) to provide adequate and sustainable Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) services has been hampered by a lack of systems...

Waste to Energy is a Suitable option for municipal Solid Waste Management and a source of renewable energy. Generation of massive waste due to population growth and urbanization and an energy down turn in Zambia particularly Ndola is a daunting task for the city. The purpose of this study was to...

The mining industry in Zambia is one of the sectors that contributes greatly to the country’s economy by contributing greatly to the Gross Domestic Product and according to the latest EITI report, the extractive sector accounts directly for 9.9% of GDP and 78.4% of exports in Zambia. With this at...

The Chunga landfill located in the northern part of Lusaka city receives on a daily basis approximately 500 tonnes of comingled waste comprising mostly municipal solid waste (MSW). The MSW has being accumulating over the years within the limited space at the landfill without being recycled....

Kitwe’s water sector is quite peculiar since historically, part of the city’s water was supplied by the mines almost for free and the other part was provided for by the local authority. Nkana Water and Sewerage Company (NWSC) is the commercial utility company that provides water in the city. It...

Zambia, like many other third world countries is experiencing unprecedented population growth of cities and towns. This is evidenced through the rate of urban growth, Chongwe district is no exception. Chongwe district is developing at a fast rate due to over population in Lusaka. The total number...

Solid waste management is a large and growing problem for countries in the developing world and is often a neglected aspect of urban management. Poor waste management can contribute to the impact of urban flooding by blocking drainages and increasing debris. However, information is lacking on the...